In a press convention on Tuesday, Congress chief Sandeep Dikshit introduced that he could be submitting defamation instances in opposition to Delhi Chief Minister Atishi and Aam Aadmi Social gathering (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh. This follows allegations made by the 2 leaders that Dikshit had acquired cash from the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering (BJP).
Dikshit, who’s contesting the upcoming Delhi meeting elections in opposition to AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal from the New Delhi constituency, strongly rejected the accusations made by Atishi.
He refuted claims made by the Delhi CM that he had been receiving vital quantities of cash from the BJP. Dikshit said, “5-6 days in the past, Delhi CM Atishi stated that I’m taking an enormous amount of cash from the BJP… For the final 10-12 years, they’ve focused Congress, me, and my household.”
He additionally identified how the AAP has been vital of him and his household for years, referring to earlier accusations throughout Sheila Dikshit’s tenure because the Delhi Chief Minister.
Dikshit recalled that Arvind Kejriwal had as soon as carried round 360 pages of proof in opposition to the earlier Congress authorities, which he had claimed would expose corruption.
Dikshit additionally raised questions relating to the so-called proof that Kejriwal had amassed throughout his earlier days as an activist. In keeping with Dikshit, when Kejriwal turned the Chief Minister, BJP’s Vijay Kumar Malhotra approached him with a request at hand over the 360 pages of proof Kejriwal had as soon as showcased. “BJP’s Vijay Kumar Malhotra informed me {that a} delegation of BJP met Arvind Kejriwal after he turned CM and requested for that proof,” Dikshit stated.
Submitting Defamation Lawsuits
Dikshit introduced that after the press convention, he would file each legal and civil defamation instances in opposition to CM Atishi and MP Sanjay Singh. The Congress chief demanded ₹10 crore in damages.
He said that half of this quantity could be donated—₹5 crore for cleansing the Yamuna and the opposite ₹5 crore for addressing air pollution points in Delhi. Dikshit emphasised that the defamation expenses have been in response to the baseless allegations levied in opposition to him.
Criticism of Kejriwal’s Welfare Schemes
Dikshit additionally took the chance to criticize Arvind Kejriwal’s authorities for its delayed welfare schemes, which have been introduced forward of the upcoming meeting elections. He questioned why these schemes had not been applied earlier throughout Kejriwal’s 5 years in workplace, significantly given the time misplaced when Kejriwal was in jail.
“They need to reply a easy query: Why are they implementing all this now? Why did not they do that earlier?… They’ve been in authorities for the final 5 years. When he went to jail, he wasted a very good 1.5 years,” Dikshit stated.
He additional criticized Kejriwal’s governance model, asking, “I need to ask him (Arvind Kejriwal) if he turns into the CM, will he nonetheless not have the ability to signal any information and implement all of the schemes he has been promising? He won’t be able to distribute even a penny as CM.”
